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Poland’s Presidential Election Campaign Faced Unprecedented Russian Interference, Officials Say
The vote was targeted by a coordinated Russian and Belarusian campaign to spread disinformation and undermine democracy.
Getty ImagesPoland faced a large-scale campaign of foreign interference during its recent presidential election, with coordinated efforts by Russia and Belarus to spread disinformation, undermine public trust, and influence political outcomes, according to government officials and cybersecurity experts. In its Country Risk Election Assessment, Alliance4Europe warned that Russia and Belarus have been exploiting domestic political divisions in Poland, particularly around judicial reforms, migration and civil rights, to undermine public trust in democratic institutions. Aleksandra Wójtowicz, a new technologies and digitalization analyst at the Polish Institute of International Affairs, says social media platforms made noticeably less effort to combat disinformation during this election compared to Poland’s 2023 parliamentary vote.
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